Indian carriers need pilots, preferably Indian ones. That’s because their expat counterparts carry a heavy price tag and airlines are feeling the pinch, reports CNBC-TV18.For a while Indian carriers were struggling to fill up seats. Now they’re desperate to fill their cockpits. That’s because India adds almost half-a-dozen aircraft a month, but doesn’t have...
New Delhi: The government is planning to set up an IIM-like institute exclusively for aviation management. An in-principle approval has been accorded to the proposal for setting up the first aerospace academy in India. The proposed academy will offer a Post-Graduate Diploma in Aviation Management.International companies like Lufthansa Technical Training and aerospace management schools,...
New Delhi: Thanks to fatter pay packets, added perks and higher retirement age offered by commercial carriers, an increasing number of airforce pilots are joining the party of private airlines. And why not, it’s hard to resist an offer where the compensation is 7-8 times higher. After all, money matters!According to the Centre for...
New Delhi: The lure of the private sector is leading to an increasing rise in the number of armed forces’ officers seeking premature discharge from the services. But faced with a shortage of officers, the Government has been reluctant to relieve officers in larger numbers, said defence sources quoting figures.Last year, over 1,000 officers...
New Delhi: Low cost carrier SpiceJet today said it has entered into an agreement with global pilot training firm United Aviation (UA) for its cadet pilot programme.As per the agreement, UA will select and train pilots under the SpiceJet Cadet Pilot programme, which was launched earlier this month, the airline said in a statement.SpiceJet...
New Delhi: Alliance Air is finally cruising forward on plans to turn itself into a low-cost airline. Alliance, the feeder airline subsidiary of Indian Airlines, has floated tenders to induct six regional jets that would operated under this new business model on non-metro routes.In addition to the aircraft, Alliance Air has sought around 20...
We have written here about the giant sucking sound in India and China. The pilot vacuum in those countries is attracting pilots from as far away as Brazil. Now this – African governments have been challenged to find a way to stem the tide of staff recruited away from the continent’s airlines to work...
Demand for airline pilots in the United States traditionally has been concentrated in the major U.S. airlines, which hire about 60 percent of airline pilot, Kit Darby, president of Aviation Information Resources Inc. said. But some new avenues might be opening.Asian interest, particularly in India and China, is rising because of tourism and business...
Chandigarh: Aerostar Aviation, a leading Indian aviation company, in strategic alliance with Flight Safety Academy (FSA), USA, will be organising the seminar in the city to enlighten the students of Punjab about the availability of flying as a career option.Addressing a press conference in the city today, AVM (Retd) AJS Walia, CEO of Aerostar...
Waleska, Georgia, US: About a dozen Delta pilots who took early retirement are now working for foreign carriers in Southeast Asia, China, India and the Middle East. Unlike U.S. carriers that require newly hired pilots to start at the bottom of seniority lists, some overseas carriers allow them to join according to their qualifications...